I have heard that the made in china are lasting longer then the recent made in USA ones. I have blown out my last pair of made in the USA in under 6mo. I have exactaly 2 long line trips (2days ea.), 15 days of salmon trolling, and one trip of crab (3days). So that is only 22days of use.

I am not the only one with this problem, everyone I know has seen the same decline in quality over the last year or two. I use to be able to get about two years out of a pair. When I started fishing commercially hard. That use to be about 250-280days a year on the water.

I have heard that the new made in china boots are superior. HOW SAD IS THAT.

Muck boots work for me. Fine for the boat and playing in the barn yard and goat stuff. I do also have a pair of xtratufs. I saw those Dave and the slip on shoe style last week at the Seattle Workboat show